Foundational Methods Review

Week One Review

During the seminar p5js was introduced which I took upon myself to explore and learn by reading the documentation, watching tutorials and experimenting with code to get a head start into what we might be using in the future. We were then put into groups to explore recursion within algorithms by giving our partner step by step instructions on how to draw an image without them seeing the original until they were finished drawing. This first week I have been tasked with creating a step by step, decoded algorithmic pattern from my environment. For this I took inspiration from the nature surrounding my house and my collection of house plants; after making this decision I have decided on decoding the pattern within a tree. Reverse engineering this on paper I broke down the steps of tree growth into first the trunk and subsequent branches growing out from this getting smaller each time. Using p5js for this homework was something that instantly came to mind as I want to get familiar with this language and also go further than the tasks outcomes.